Albuquerque vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
84
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
565K
3.03M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 127% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1562nd and 6052nd ($2111 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 396th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Taichung

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Albuquerque Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$13638

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$3686
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1636
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1847
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1613
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1629
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1805
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1775
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1834
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2288
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1834
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1707
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2268
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1896
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2052
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2498
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2295
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2588

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716